I'm so very sorry for your loss. My husband (whose birthday happens to be Jan. 26) was diagnosed in Dec. 07. He has no use of his arms or legs and his speech is going very fast. Understanding him is becoming very difficult. It's so painful to watch him struggle to say something to me only to...
I attended my first ALS support group last week. I was amazed to see patients with ALS that were diagnosed several years ago. They were so functional. Some needed assistance walking, had voice projection difficulties, etc. My husband was diagnosed in December '07 and totally immobile. He...
My husband has lost the use of his hands completely and his speech is becoming more and more slurred. I'm very worried about what will happen when he can no longer communicate with me. How will I know what his needs are? I think I read something on a thread not long ago about a "voice bank"...
I'm new and computer illiterate. Help!
I posted this earlier today and got no responses. I'm not very computer savvy and I think I posted this in the wrong place. I guess I'll try again. Here goes...
In October 2006 (just 18 months ago!) my husband was putting an addition on the garage to...
In October 2006 (just 18 months ago!) my husband was putting an addition on the garage to our recently purchased home. In early January 2007 he took a fall at work (caused by ALS?) and injured his knee enough to require a full knee replacement. That is where our nightmare began. Due to...
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